District 9 director Neill Blomkamp releases first short film made entirely with AI video generation
By Matthias Bastian
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"District 9" director Neill Blomkamp has released "Nightborne," a 13-minute sci-fi horror short generated entirely with the Seedance 2.0 video model. Blomkamp directed frame by frame through text prompts and founded a new AI film studio, Barley Studios, to produce a full-length feature next. The a
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District 9 director Neill Blomkamp releases first short film made entirely with AI video generation
Neill Blomkamp, best known for directing "District 9," has released "Nightborne," his first short film generated entirely by AI. The 13-minute sci-fi horror piece was built from scratch using the Seedance 2.0 video generation model, with Blomkamp directing frame by frame through text prompts. Shot in a documentary style, the film follows a U.S. pilot presumed dead and a secret military program that sends fallen soldiers back into combat.
The faces and voices of 32 real people were used under licensing agreements, and human artists created the concept art. Blomkamp said on X that he now plans to shoot a full-length feature film in the same format. He also founded Barley Studios, a new AI film studio that succeeds Oats Studios, which makes traditional films.
AI still faces skepticism in the creative industries, driven by concerns over training data sourced from creative work without consent, potential job losses, copyright issues, and fears of declining quality. Even so, it's reportedly gaining ground as a production tool.
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